The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-05-26
COMM FNCEMENTS
At the Schools aud Colleges of Nor,h
Carolina.

Carolina.
AT the closing exercises of Palmetto
Academy, s, G., June 1st, Col. l.. l.. Polk
Will deliver the address
Thompson School Commencement
TUESDAY, May 3lst. Rev $ Simpson, A.
NJ, OF Maryland, will deiive. the annual
sermon and address.
-. Col Paul b. Means, of Concord ia
10 denver the annual address AT the com
Inenccmeht exercises of Castor College. at
Dallas. on June end
Mr. JoSephuS Daniels, editor of the
STATE CHRONICLE, will deliver the address
at the close of Sanford High School Nav
2'th.-I Sanford Express
The Graham Normal, has its com
mencenent May 25th and Goth Address
Dy Kev. Thomas Hume, Jr, ID. d.. Mr.. Y.
5. Freeland, chief marshal
The commencement exercises Of the
State Colored Normal School at Fayette
vile takes place June End. Their invita-
ton is model of neatness.
-. Walter r. Henry, ESQ.,. of Hendcr-
son, N. c., will deliver the annual address
at the approaching commencement, June
l4th, OF the Middleburg Male Academy.
-. The Statesyille Female College will
nave Its commencement on the 31st inst.
Also trot. Burke's School at Taylorsyille
VIII have closing exercises at the same
time.
From May Goth to June 1st will be
held the closing exercises of the Shelby
Female College. Sermon by Rev. A., G.
McMannaway, of Charlotte Address by
Rev. r. L. Ryburn.
The annual sermon and address will
De delivered by Rev. Wm. Henry Strick-
land, at the Thomasville Female Institute
commencement, which transpires May
29th, 30th and 31st
-. Col. l.. L. Polk will deliver the ad-
dress at Holly Springs Institute, Wake
county, on the Bird of June. Rev. J. NJ.
White is Principal of this school which,
we are glad to know, is prospering
Clement Manly, Esq, has accepted
An limitation to deliver the annual address
before the Hermesan Literary Society of
the New Berne Graded School at the com
mencemont exercises on the 9th of June.
-. Liberty Academy, Randolph coun-
ty, will hold its annual commencement,
May esth. Rev. T. II. Pritchard, d. d.,
Will deliver the address. Varallo's band
Will furnish the music. The invitations
are models of neatncss and beauty.
-. The closing exercises Of Rocky Point
School will be held on Thursday and Fri
day, June end and 2rd. DR. b. f. Dixon
will deliver the annual address Rev E.
A. Yates, u. d., will deliver his celebrated
lecture on "Shams' Friday evening.
The second annual commencement
exercises of Greenville Institute will be
held June 9th and 10th Recitations and
dialogues on Thursday, the 9th On Fri
day, the 10th, the literary address will be
delivered by Hon. F. NJ Simmons.
-. The closing exercises of Kinsey's
Grange, will begin Wednesday, June 1st.
On Thursday, June end, the literary ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. W. NJ Ro-
hey, ID. d.; at p. ~, Thursday, concert.
-. One of the most unique invitations
on our desk is from the Oak Ridge Insti-
tute, the commencement exercises OF
which will be held May Goth, 30th and 3lst
Sermon by Rev. N. A. Brown. of Winston;
Grafton by Prof. Geo. I. Winston, of
Chapel Hill.
-. The neatly executed hand painted
invitation, announcing the entertainment
and art exhibit of the Ore Hill Art School,
has been laid upon our table. Thursday,
June 2nd, the closing exercises takes place
This is new feature for school-to
make its own invitations.
80. Wake Forest College Commencement
takes place June 7th, Sth, 9th. Mr.. John
II. Mills is the Alumni Orator, Rev r. Ar
mtage will preach the Baccalaureate Ser
mon. and Senator Ransom will address
the Literary Societies. Mo,c than twenty
young men are hoping to receive diplomas
-. The cry is, ian still they come"
We have just received a neat lit lie invita-
ton from the oxford Female Seminary, to
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and continuing to June end. Baccalaure-
ate sermon by Rev. Geo. w. Cooper, d.
D., of Va. Address by Hon. A. NJ Wad-
dell.
-. Next Sunday, at the First Presby
terian church in Raleigh, Rev. F. II. John
ston, ID. D., will preach the annual SER
mon before the graduating class of Peace
Institute. The commencement exercises
will be held on Monday, at p NJ An
nual concert Tuesday, at same hour. Eight
young ladies are to graduate.
The commencement exercises Of
Shaw University (col.,) of Raleigh, began
on last Sunday, the annual sermon being
preached by Rev. Thos. f. Skinner, ID. D.
The literary address was delivered by
NJ. G. Ran 'om (coI.), of Oxford, Tuesday
night. The regular commencement exer.
clses took place Wednesday evening.
=. Invitations are out for the Trinity
College Commencement party, compl-
mentary to the class Of '87, which occurs
Thursday evening, June 9th. Mr.. J J.
Scarborough is chief manager and Mr.. J.
II. Ragan chief marshal. The assistant
managers are Messrs. g. T. Adams, l.. |.
Burkhead, A. G. English d. w. Cours, r.
V. Rowland, J. 7. Redding, O. NJ. Wade
and r. +. Turner
80. The annual exercises of Greensboro
Female College will occur on he 25th and
Goth of the present month. The gradual
ing class numbers % young ladies'. The
annual sermon will be preached Sunday,
the 22nd, by w. V. Tudor, ID. ID. The ad-
dress to the society Of alumnH will be de
livered Wednesday following by Bishop
w W. Duncan, of Spartanburg S. G., and
the literary address will be made on Thurs
day by Rev J f. Crowell, of Fredericks-
burg, Pa, Presdent-elect of Trinity Col
lege.
-. Chapel Hill commencement will come
off June LIST and end The annual sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Joseph K. Will
son, ID. D., of Tennessee, and the address
by Hon. John Goode, of Virginia. The
following are the Marshals: VIM NJ Lit
tie, Chief; John S. Hill, J. f. Long, G. g.
Gates, Herbert Clement, Benoni Thorp, c.
w. Toms, NJ K. Eure and VIM. NJ Gui-
lick. The representatives of the Di Society
are June Parker, John A. Hendricks, Lee
Crowell Of the Phi .. d. Bachelor, Lo-
gan d. Howell, H. F. Murphy
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